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After Hurricane Harvey: Resources, Maps, Links

by Maitri on September 4, 2017

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Ministry x Gary Numan x Front Line Assembly House

Ministry x Gary Numan x Front Line Assembly
House of Blues | Houston, Texas | March 29, 2024

#music #concert #industrialmusic #houston #houseofblues #frontlineassembly #garynuman #ministry #ministryband #aljourgensen #uncleal

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Thinking about this month’s @worldbank finding a

Thinking about this month’s @worldbank finding again after my participation in a global conference on energy and sustainability in the AI era. Science. Technology. Energy. Finance. Policy. Economy. For whom? With whom?

I work very hard and observe all of my women colleagues doing exactly the same. A mediocre woman simply cannot exist in today’s increasingly frugal workplace. And yet I earn 84 cents for every American dollar a man makes and enjoy only 64% of the legal protections that my male brethren on this planet do.

Add to this that I live and work in an American state that has banned diversity, equity and inclusion offices and is still repealing women’s rights to bodily autonomy and safety.

This setup counts on women to grin and bear it. For if we were to stop and ask for what we are worth, demand our basic humanity, who would come to our aid?

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From @guardian’s article on the report: “For the first time, the bank investigated the impact of childcare and safety policies on women’s participation in the labour market in 190 countries. It found that when these two factors were taken into account, women on average enjoyed just 64% of the legal protections men do, down from the previous estimate of 77% … childcare and safety issues particularly affected women’s ability to work. Violence could physically prevent them from going to work, and childcare costs could make it prohibitive.”

The irony? “Closing the gap could raise global gross domestic product by more than 20%.”

#worldbank #economy #women #finance #womenempowerment #womenintheworkplace #policy #equalpay #equalpayforequalwork

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I have to take the (one) train here more often. #

I have to take the (one) train here more often.

#houston #downtownhouston #htx #htown #trainphotography @houstontips

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The Fifth Season

The Fifth Season

by N.K. Jemisin

Moriarty

Moriarty

by Anthony Horowitz

Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth

Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth

by Marcia Bjornerud

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